Ironing-table



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. L. W. MILLER.

IRONING TABLE.

No. 448,661. Patented Mar. 24, 1891.

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L. W. MILLER. IRONING TABLE.

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LOIVIS IV. MILLER, OF BEAR, ARKANSAS.

IRONING TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Batent No. 4A8,661, dated March 24, 1891.

Application filed February 2%, 1890. Serial No. 341,453. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LOWIS IV. MILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bear, in the county of Montgomery and State of Arkansas, haveinvented certain new and use-- ful Improvements in Ironing-Tables; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in ironing-tables; and it consists in certain novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of myimproved ironing-table set up for use. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same as it appears when not in use. Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the box E folded between a pair of legs. Fig. 3 is a detail view showing the bracket for supporting the pressing-board. Fig. 4 is a detail view showing the manner of supporting the leaf or extension of the ironing-board. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the sponge-cup and its bracket. Fig. 6 is a detail view of the swinging box or drawer. Fig. 7 is a detail view of the bracket R.

In carrying out my invention I employ the two pair of supporting-legs A, the legs of one pair being, connected by the cross-bar 13, as shown. A plate (J is secured to the upper ends of the other pair of legs, and the ironing-board D is hinged to this plate. A box or drawer E is also hinged to one of the legs and is adapted to fit snugly between the legs and against the plate C, the ironing-board serving as a cover, as will be readily understood upon reference to the drawings.

The ironing-board extends between and is supported by the two pair of legs A, and a leaf or extension F is hinged to the free end thereof. This leaf or extension hangs down against the supportinglegs out of the way when the device is not in use, and when the device is in use this leaf is swung upward, so as to form a continuation of theironing-board, and thus provide a large ironing-surface. The leaf is provided with aspring-latch G on its under side, and a sliding U -shaped keeper H is mounted on the under side of the ironing-board and is adapted to be drawn out and engaged by the latch to hold the leaf firmly in its raised position.

On the upper edge of the plate 0, I secure the shelf I, and on the upper side of this shelf I secure the flatiron rest J, which is adapted to support the fiat-iron while the clothes are being placed on and removed from the ironing-board. I also secure upon this shelf the clasps K, which retain the iron= cleaning cloth or pad L on the shelf. Brackets M N are pivoted to the under side of the shelf, and are adapted to be swung outward to hold a lamp for giving a light to the operator, and to support a cup containing water for sprinkling the clothes.

To the outer side of the plate 0, I hinge the presser-board O, which is adapted to be used when it is desired to press seams, as will be readily understood. This presser-board is supported in its raised position by a bracket P, which is pivoted to the plate 0 below the pressor-board, so that it may be swung outward to support said board when it is in use, and when not in use can be swung inward against the plate C to permit the said board to be lowered.

lVhen the presser-board is lowered, it rests against a cross-bar Q, connecting the adjacent legs, and it is prevented from swinging too far inward by said crossbar. A bracket R is pivoted to one of the legs A, and is provided with the shoulders S S, adapted to impinge against the cross-bar and the leg to limit its movement. This bracket carries a plate or disk T, which is adapted to support an oilstove to heat the irons.

The pairs of legs are connected by the longitudinal beams U, and plates V IV are secured to the said beams, thereby forming a convenient box or compartment adapted to contain the clothing which has been ironed. The upper plate V is provided with a swinging section X, adapted to form a lid for said box or compartment.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that I have provided a very simple, efficient, and compactly-arranged ironing-table, and the advantages of the same are thought to be obvious.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of the ironing-board,

- IOO on the side of one of the legs, and having two Vertical shoulders S S, one adapted to impinge against the cross-bar and the other against the leg, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signatu re in presence of two witnesses.

L0\\'IS \Y. MILLER.

Witn esses:

ORSON HAYES, J. I JEWELL. 

